Directions:Austin is on PA 872, 9
miles south of Coudersport.Turner
Street goes north off Main Street [PA 607], two blocks west of the intersection
with PA 872.

Historic Conference:Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:This congregation began as
an appointment on the Wharton circuit – which consisted of Austin, Costello,
Nelson Run, Wharton, Moores
schoolhouse, and Williams schoolhouse.The first church building was erected in 1888 and destroyed by fire,
along with the parsonage, in October 1897.A second church and parsonage were dedicated in October 1898 and
destroyed in the September 1911 flood.The present church building was dedicated in February 1913.

2. Costello United Methodist Church

Address: Church Street, village of CostelloMunicipality: Portage townshipCounty: PotterState: PA

Directions:Costello is on PA 872, 3 miles south of Austin
[i.e., 12 miles south of Coudersport].Church Street is parallel to and 2 blocks west of PA 872.

Historic Conference:Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:The church building in Costello was erected
in 1890.Except for the years 1894-1909,
during which time it was a station appointment with its own parsonage, the
appointment has always been associated with Austin.

3. Coudersport Park United Methodist
Church

Address: 15 East Third StreetMunicipality: borough of CoudersportCounty: PotterState: PA

Directions:Coudersport is on US 6, which is East
Second Street.East Third Street is
parallel to one block north of US 6 in the east end of town.The church is ½ block east of Main Street [PA
44 heading north].

Historic Conference:Genesee Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:Regular Methodist preaching began in 1831
in Lymansville [now called Ladona,
the intersection east of Coudersport of US 6 and PA 872] and later moved into Coudersport– meeting
in public buildings, taverns, and private homes until the old stone court house
was erected in 1835.The congregation
met in that structure until erecting its first church building in 1855.In 1893 adjacent land was purchased to
enlarge the property for the erection of a new building.The old building was moved to the corner of
East and Fourth Streets, where the parsonage now stands, and used until the
present church building was dedicated in March 1894.The educational unit was added in 1982.

Directions:From Coudersport, go 6 miles west on US 6
to the west end of Roulette.Turn north
onto Fishing Creek Road and go 1 mile to the Y.Bear left onto West Branch Fishing Creek Road and go 2.5 miles.The church is on the left.

Historic Conference:Genesee Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:This building was erected
in 1899.Major league baseball all-star
Don Hoak is buried in the cemetery across the road.

Directions:From Coudersport, go 15
miles east on US 6 to PA 449, then go 15 miles north on PA 449 to the village
of Genesee – on the border with New York state.Main street is PA PA
449.The church is on the right, across
from the town library.

Historic Conference:Genesee Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:Methodist services began
here in 1858, with local preachers from nearby larger towns serving on an
irregular basis.Regular preaching began
in 1872, meeting in the school house.The first church building was erected at the present site in 1892 and
destroyed by fire in February 1903.The
present structure dedicated one year later, in February 1904.In 1926 the congregation purchased the
two-story building south of the church for use as a social hall.In 1965 the social hall was razed and the
present educational unit was added.Historically, Genesee was always linked
with congregations in New York state.Prior to the 1962 realignment of conferences
along state lines, the Genesee charge had a parsonage and church in Genesee PA
and churches in Stannnards and Shongo
NY.Since 1962 Genesee was a two-point
charge with North Bingham (1962-69) and an awkward four point charge with North
Bingham, North Fork and Brookfield (1969-71) before being placed with
Ulysses.Various forms of that
arrangement have served the congregation ever since.

Directions:From Austin, go 6 miles
west on PA 607.The church is on the
left, just before the intersection with PA 155.

Historic Conference:Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:This building was erected by the United
Brethren denomination in 1886 and dedicated by Bishop Weaver in 1887.It became Methodist Episcopal in 1900.Once the appointment was the home point on a
charge with Odin and churches in Cameron County (Sizerville)
and McKean County (Gardeau and Wrights) and had a
parsonage that was built in 1902.Keating
Summit has been served in connection with Austin and/or Costello since 1920.

Directions:Roulette is off US 6, 9
miles west of Coudersport.Bear to the south onto Main Street [old US 6].River Street crosses Main Street at the center
of town. Tuen south onto River Street and go
¼ mile.The church is on the
right, just before crossing the Allegheny River.

Historic Conference:Genesee Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:While a Union Church open
to all denominations was erected on the south side of Main Street in 1882, a
Methodist class there was not organized there until 1891.In 1896 the Union Church became the property
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.In
1904 the old parsonage was sold and a new one erected beside the church.In June 1908, the church was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.The congregation
held Sunday School and church in the parsonage until present
church was erected by the river in 1911.

Directions:The village of Sweden Valley
is on US 6, 4 miles east of Coudersport.The church is just east of the village, on the south side of the
highway.

Historic Conference:Genesee Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church

Brief History:Methodist preaching began here in
1880.This church building was dedicated
June 20, 1884, and originally stood in the village.In 1984 the structure was moved ½ mile east
to its present location.The
congregation adopted its present name in 1999 when it received the members of
the former United Brethren congregation in Sweden Valley.

Directions:Ulysses is on PA 49, 18
miles northeast of Coudersport.This
section of North Street, ½ block west of Main Street,
is part of PA 49.

Historic Conference:Genesee Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church

Brief History:Methodist preaching began
here in 1842, the people worshiping first in homes and later in the
newly-erected Baptist Church.In 1869
the Methodists erected their own building on the corner opposite the Baptist
Church.That structure was sold to the
Free Methodists in 1895 when the congregation erected its present sanctuary on
the corner of North and Water Streets.